Great Yarmouth Walk: Town Centre & Beach【4K】

Located on the east coast of England, in the county of Norfolk, and around 20 miles east of Norwich, is the town of Great Yarmouth.

Geographically the town is situated on the east bank of the River Yare close to its mouth (hence its name), where it feeds into the North Sea. In 1208 a royal charter was granted by King John.

For centuries, Great Yarmouth was predominantly a fishing community, with herring being the main catch. A series of conflicts developed throughout the medieval era between the town and the Cinque Ports of southeast England who provided naval ships to the Crown. As part of the deal, the Cinque Ports were, for a certain period, given fishing rights off the River Yare. Hundreds died and dozens of ships were destroyed as a consequence of these disputes with the local population.

In 1759 a bath house opened in Great Yarmouth. This contained a series of small individual baths filled with water pumped from the sea. This came at a time when the benefits of 'taking the waters' had begun to be discussed by eminent physicians. In the years that followed, Great Yarmouth was transformed into a seaside resort.

In 1844 the railway arrived in Great Yarmouth. This brought about significant growth to the town as visitors were able to make day trips from Norwich and further afield. Today the railway station is one of the two eastern termini of the Wherry Lines linking to Norwich. The other eastern terminus is Lowestoft.

In 1853 the first of two piers in Great Yarmouth opened, namely Wellington Pier. Named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington who died the previous year, it was originally built from wood. In 1903 a pavilion was added. Today Wellington Pier stands at 210 metres (700 ft) long.

In 1858 Britannia Pier opened. Situated just up the road from Wellington Pier, it ran into difficulties and was demolished in 1899. A replacement pier was built, which opened in 1901. This too suffered difficulties, this time at the hands of the Suffragettes who committed an arson attack in 1914, destroying the pavilion. A replacement pavilion was completed later that year. The pier was closed and sectioned during the Second World War to prevent enemy troops from using it as a landing stage. It reopened in 1947 and a new pavilion was added in 1958. Today Britannia Pier stands at 250 metres (810 ft) long.

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Filmed: 13th July 2023

Link to the walk on Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/KMqfX74qKNw7tuSz6

Filmed on a Sony FDR-AX700 with a Zhiyun Crane 2 and a Sony ECM-XYST1M Stereo Microphone.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Great Yarmouth Beach
0:31 South Beach Parade
2:36 Marine Parade
17:27 Regent Road
24:55 King Street
27:12 Yarmouth Way
29:16 South Quay
31:07 Hall Quay
32:23 Haven Bridge / River Yare

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